2025 NRLCA Holiday Message (video)

We want to say thank you to every rural carrier for the long hours, hard work, and dedication you show during the holidays. While this season brings joy to our communities, it also brings heavy workloads, challenging conditions, and added stress—and rural carriers rise to meet it every day. You deliver more than mail and … Read more

NRLCA: Payment Adjustments Related to Enactment of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill)

December 5, 2025 The NRLCA has been notified by the Postal Service of adjustments related to enactment of H.R. 1, known as the OBBB, that will appear as “multi-pay period adjustments” in paychecks received 12/5/2025. The USPS has stated the adjustments will only result in increases in payments of varying amounts to rural craft employees.  … Read more

Statement from NRLCA President on House Majority Support for Preserving the Postal Service as an Independent, Public Institution

Today, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association celebrates a critical milestone in our campaign to protect the United States Postal Service: a bipartisan majority of members in the U.S. House of Representatives have now signed on to House Resolution 70, which affirms the Postal Service must remain an independent, public institution—not subject to privatization.

Amazon to spend $4B to expand Prime delivery services to rural America

E-commerce giant Amazon is investing more than $4 billion to triple the size of its delivery network by 2026 with a focus on expanding delivery services across rural America.

Victory for Religious Freedom: USPS Backtracks, Grants Our Client Religious Accommodation To Go to Church on Sunday

At the ACLJ, we’re celebrating a monumental victory for religious liberty in the workplace! After months of intense legal battle, the United States Postal Service finally agreed to honor our client’s religious convictions by exempting him from Sunday work requirements.

Statement of NRLCA President Don Maston on the Appointment of David Steiner as USPS Postmaster General

As the USPS Board of Governors confirms David Steiner as the next Postmaster General, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association urges him to fully embrace that legacy and the values that define it.

NRLCA Reaches Tentative Agreement with USPS for Three-Year Contract

The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the three-year period from May 21, 2024 to May 20, 2027.